Alberto Pellegrino
Alberto Pellegrino ( born May 20, 1930 in Tunis; † 9 March 1996 in Milan ) was an Italian fencer. He won two gold and two silver medals at three different Olympic Games., He also won three world championship titles.
Life
In 1955 he was in Rome team world champion in épée fencing, together with Giorgio Anglesio, Bertinetti Franco, Giuseppe Delfino, Edoardo Mangiarotti and Carlo Pavesi. The same team was in Melbourne in 1956 Olympic champion. Along with Giorgio Anglesio, Bertinetti Franco, Giuseppe Delfino, Carlo Pavesi and Gianluigi Saccaro he won in 1957 in Paris the team competition in the epee and won bronze in addition to the Italian foil team. In Philadelphia at the World Championships in 1958 Edoardo Mangiarotti fought on the team with back and they won again, Pellegrino also won bronze here with the foil team. At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 he won his second gold medal, also with the epee team. Here Giuseppe Delfino, Fiorenzo Marini, Carlo Pavesi, Edoardo Mangiarotti and Gianluigi Saccaro were part of the team.
After Pellegrino annually in Milan in the fencing hall ( Sala di Scherma ) of the Palazzo Spinola Società del Giardino held Trofeo di Alberto Pellegrino is named.